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CS/HB 7169: Florida Health Choices Plus Program

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee ; Select Committee on PPACA ; Cummings ; Hudson

Florida Health Choices Plus Program; Provides that employers who meet requirements of Florida Health Choices Program are eligible to enroll in Florida Health Choices Plus Program; requires participating employers to make defined contribution with certain conditions; provides that individuals & employees of enrolled employers are eligible to participate in program; provides criteria for products offered by program; creates Florida Health Choices Plus Program & provides enrollment requirements; requires individual contribution & provides for disenrollment; requires report to Governor & Legislature; creates task force; authorizes prepaid health clinic to offer certain hospital services; provides appropriations. APPROPRIATION: $24,988,174

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 5/3/2013 House - Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1844 (Ch. 2013-110)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
4/17/2013 House • Filed
• Introduced -HJ 659
4/18/2013 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee -HJ 683
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 04/19/13, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
4/19/2013 House • CS by- Appropriations Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 8 -HJ 702
4/22/2013 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 701
4/23/2013 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 735
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/13
4/25/2013 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 845
• Amendment(s) adopted (706705) -HJ 845
• Amendment(s) failed (458213) -HJ 854
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/26/2013 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 865
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 71 NAYS 45 -HJ 865
4/26/2013 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 710
• Received -SJ 710
4/29/2013 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 740
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 740
• Substituted for CS/SB 1816 -SJ 740
• Read 2nd time -SJ 740
• Amendment(s) adopted (252560) -SJ 740
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/30/2013 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 805
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 1 -SJ 806
4/30/2013 House • In returning messages
5/3/2013 House • Died in returning Messages, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1844 (Ch. 2013-110)